On the Morphology of Orthochirus stockwelli (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) with First Description of a Female (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Abstract

Orthochirus stockwelli (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) was originally described based on male holotype specimen from Bandar-Abbas (Hormozgan) under the genus Paraorthochirus. The morphology of this species is redescribed here based on the specimens collected from Bandar-Abbas on the basis of both sexes. The original description includes a female, but very little information was given on its morphology and does not include illustration belonging to the female. Therefore, the female is described for the first time in this study.

Keywords

• Redescription
• Iran
• Hormozgan
• scorpion

Orthochirus stockwelli (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995)'nin Morfolojisi Üzerine ve Dişinin İlk Deskripsiyonu (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Abstract

Orthochirus stockwelli (Lourenço & Vachon, 1995) ilk olarak Bandar-Abbas'tan (Hormozgan) Paraorthochirus cinsi altında erkek holotip örneğine dayanılarak tanımlanmıştır. Bu türün morfolojisi, burada Bandar-Abbas'tan toplanan örneklere ve her iki cinsiyete dayalı olarak yeniden tanımlanmıştır. Orijinal deskripsyonda bir dişi yer almaktadır, ancak morfolojisi hakkında çok az bilgi verilmiştir ve dişiye ait illüstrasyon içermemektedir. Bu nedenle dişi ilk kez bu çalışmada tanımlanmıştır.

Keywords

• Redeskripsiyon,
• İran
• Hormozgan
• Akrep

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